[Debian-uk] Dropping Cambridge bid for 2017

[Daniel Pocock]

On 13 December 2015 21:35:31 CET, "Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo" <manuel.montezelo at gmail.com> wrote:
>2015-12-13 18:39 GMT+00:00 Steve McIntyre <steve at einval.com>:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm sorry to say that we won't be submitting a complete bid for DC17
>> in Cambridge. We're partway ready, but we're not going to be there
>for
>> 15th December. In the last couple of weeks, my preferred accomodation
>> partner has NACKed us and I've been too busy with other things since
>> [1] to work on replacment options. We hope to find more time to make
>a
>> complete bid in future, maybe DC18 or DC19.
>>
>> Good luck to the other teams bidding to host in 2017!
>>
>> [1] My wife Jo has had a major surgical procedure and I've been
>>     helping her recuperate at home.
>
>Pity, but understandable.  Thanks for all the work that you put there,
>and hope that Jo is better now!
>
>BTW, I recall having a conversation with her about possible
>accomodation in Cambridge, I don't recall which options there were,
>but at least at first glance it doesn't seem very easy to find
>accomodation for a huge number of people, with Heidelberg in mind
>(maybe attendance would not be so high, but I think that it would be
>in the ballpark at least).
>
>

If student accommodation is vacant in the summer months it might be affordable.






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